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Defense, Linky Lead Warsaw Win

NAPPANEE – The combination of great defense and strong outside shooting from Ben Linky staked the Warsaw freshman boys basketball team to a big halftime lead en route to a 36-18 win Thursday night at NorthWood.

Linky, who led the Tigers with eight points, hit a pair of treys in the opening half as Warsaw built a 15-point lead at intermission.

Paul Marandet and Riley Rhoades each scored six points for the Tigers, who improved to 14-3 on the season. Luke Wilson, Tyler Packard and Xavier Lynch each had four points and Lucas Cone and Lamain Rucker each added two points.

Caleb Garber and Evan Schmidt each nabbed a pair of steals for the Tiger defense and Bailey Ness had one. Matt Anthony grabbed three rebounds for the winners and Tyler Johnson had one carom.